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How do I get my GPS to follow the Route I created in Basecamp ?

G'day Everyone,

guess what I am still having trouble with everything Garmin..sorry !

Question:
How do I create a route that my GPS (Zumo 390) follows ?

The Long Version :
I created a route with no deliberate waypoint from A to B. The route took a number of small detours and was NOT the fastest, nor shortest, nor curviest route BUT simply MY route I wanted to take. The route had the default start and end waypoints and looked ok in Bascamp. After I transferred it to my Zumo and brought it up it still looked ok. However, whenever ZUMO is forced to recalculate the route it simply drops my route and recalculates the route based on either fastest, shortest or curvy mode, depending on what I have set.

This is NOT what I want from my ZUMO !

In most cases on my weekend motorcycle rides I just want it to follow MY route and not discard it whenever it feels it needs to recalculate. If I am for one reason or another deviate from my route I want it to recalculate and guide me back to my original route and then continue with that instead of discarding my route between between my current location and the next waypoint, which is the end point and the whole route.

How do I make it do that, short of having to create more waypoints then I need to ensure it follows the route I want. THAT can't be the answer as I might still forget one. There has to be a better way since the route in known to Basecamp. ZUMO just needs to follow that route like a breadcrumb trail !

Can anybody help out ?

Thanks in advance
Cheers
  • There are a lot of factors to consider but basically:
    -make sure you have the same maps on the device and in Basecamp;
    -have your driving profile in Basecamp set to Motorcycling, and have the same avoidances set in both Basecamp and your device.
    -use enough shaping points
    1. Turn off auto recalculation on your device.
    2. After finalizing the route in Basecamp, convert it to a Track. Send both the route and the Track to your device. If you go off route you can at least see from the track where the original route was intended to go.
  • I have the Garmin 890 and have used it since the 890 came out. It just took the route I made in Basecamp and totally changed it. I checked this out before I took my trip and had to put a shaping point on the road that I wanted to travel. After that it was what I wanted. How ever, If I go to the trouble of making a route, that's what I want the 890 to use, not make up a totally different route. If I run inti a detour, I don't mind it recalculating the rest of the route.

  • This is a 9 year old thread and lots has changed since then. If you have a query please start a new one. Thanks